Aged care
Care homes resist laws that would boost residents’ rights
Providing feedback on the federal government’s proposed aged care act, the sector raised concerns about exceedingly high expectations from older people for care.
- by Mary Ward
Latest
The dementia detective is on the case in this clever thriller set in an aged care home
When a fellow resident is found dead in Rose’s aged care facility, she knows all is not as it should be. Finding the right words, however, proves vexing – and compelling.
- by Juliette Hughes
The five key pressures on the budget – and how they’ve blown out over time
Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher promised to rein in the five fiscal horsemen of the budget apocalypse. But have they?
- by Shane Wright
Analysis
Analysis
How to ensure you don’t end up in aged care limbo
A retirement village with an aged care home on the same property can seem like a great long-term plan, but the financial barriers can be significant.
- by Rachel Lane
Analysis
Retirement living
Why are people inflating their wealth for better aged care?
Retirees are artificially inflating the value of their assets, in numerous instances borrowing money to get the accommodation of their choice.
- by Rachel Lane
How two chefs from an Australian aged care home beat the world’s best cooks
Chefs David Martin and Harry Shen are acutely aware of the bad reputation that surrounds food in aged care. It’s something they want to change.Â
- by Henrietta Cook
Analysis
Analysis
Unlicensed aged care advice could hinder your later retirement years
Families need advice they can trust on the often complicated fee structures of aged care homes.
- by John Collett
Analysis
Retirement living
How retirement village residents could get better quality care
The lack of choice provided to retirement village residents is unfair but the inefficiencies, added costs and delays that are caused are ludicrous.
- by Rachel Lane
Opinion
Healthcare
Learn from my mistakes: What not to do when applying for a health card
Given the savings on offer, you might wonder why more people haven’t applied for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Perhaps they heard about my misadventures.
- by Kaye Fallick
Opinion
Federal budget
Work on this year’s budget has started. Welcome to rent-seekers central
The Albanese government knows what it should do to manage the economy better, but lacks the courage to do more than a little.
- by Ross Gittins
Does the solution to the aged care crisis lie with Australia’s beekeepers?
Australia’s population aged 85 and older will more than double over the next two decades. Is a crisis inevitable?
- by Mary Ward